Fire hose rack mounting



ug. 17, 1954 H. L, PRATT Y 2,686,644

FIRE HOSE RACK MOUNTING Filed Dec. 2, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l C L. PHA T7;

IN V EN TOR.

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i Aug. 17, 1954 H. L. PRATT- 2,686,644

FIRE HOSE RACK MOUNTING Filed'Dec. 2, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

` mbe present invention` Patented Aug. 172 1954 N. ue-NrrE-o STATES IPn'rsur N ortica `2,636,644 FIRE "nosa RACK MopN'rING `Herbert L. lPratt, Pasadena, Calif., assigner to la conporationfof 'Illinois Allen iManufacturing Co.,.Chicago, Ill., i

ApplicationDeceniber 2, 1950, SerialN'o; A198,839

zing. equipment and .has `particular `.reference .to Iimprnvements in devices for :supporting fire .hose

mt lany ylocation where .such .equipment `is required ffmdependablequick service rire protection.

; `4 cleans. (o1. fede-9o) .relateslto fire'extinguis'hl It `is lth'egeneral .objectief .the invention 5to .prol viide `a `simple `inexpensive .and yconveniently `op- `-ierable :device which Vmay be .installed .in industrial, :commercial and residential buildings rduriimg Nihle :construction thereof .'orfeven l within lcomuileted buildings without 'the necessity of exten- .p

sive alterations .of the structure. More particularly, it lis itheiobject `of my invention to provide aequipm'entzin the form ofwacabine't which maybe -placed :a'wallior any other suitable. supporting nurtazce, `for which :may be `placed within` a wall 1 ite `foccupy thefspaee between .adjacent studs `of ltheiwalland whichfis `provided Awith -a hinged idoor ion fthe .inner surface of `which. the re hose may be held ssupported. `It isa-further Lobject .as

ianzalternative construction to provide a re-fextin'guishin'g :deviceincludinga member linwthe :shape (of .a :door which is Lpivotally .hung on a studnf l'the.bulding, `or on a `brace extended 'be- .tween .the Studsllof the building, `for `outward :swinging :movement relative thereto, `there .being mn th'e :inner ssurfaceof the door fa. rack `or other suitable `device for receiving .and normally fmainitainlngthe fire hosein position` thereon. `ienfuther aob'ject .is lto provide .a `iire `hose .support which inormally lis -held in` position` on Ythe door securelyzto maintain the fire hose in `folded posithereonlbut which,` `upon opening `theidoor, :becomes vreleased for outward or `.downward .sw'mginglmovement `to allow the hose to drop `or .release the hosefor more convenient extracftion. l f

(Other :objects :and the many advantageous fea- '.tures Tof the .invention will .beI better understood `the 'following detailed description, particu- .flatly when reference Vis had to the accompanying drawings in which preferred forms of the inven- .tiental-e illustrated. y l

`lig.1is.a front elevational viewlof the `device 0f 1.the .inventionlin Athe form vof a cabinet on the door .of .which a fire hose .-is shown supported; Fig. 2 shows the door ofthe cabinet in a dilferen't position o'f opening adjustment; l 'lEig."3 .is added" to illustrate the manner .in which 'a door, suchas shown in Fig.`l, may be mounted inpositionbetween the studs of a Wall to'support a lire hose without the other `parts 'of the'cabnet;

'-Fig. 4 'illustrates aisomew'hat lmodiied method vention;

- Fig. f5 illustrates themanner in which the door .fof :the cabinet is iitted with a hose support hung thereon for outward swinging movement;

Fig. ldis anend viewofthe door'of Figl lillusftrating means for locking the nre hose support iin position von the door;

Fig. "ll shows `a hose support pivotally ymounted von a door at one corner thereoffor downward .swinging movement `parallel with the inner Vsurfacefofthedoor;

I'FigwB is added to illustrate that the door -of @the Acabinetvmay be pivotally `mounted on the lcabinet at `the 4bottom thereof for `outward swinging movement relative `thereto Vand -Fig. 9 shows the hose 'mounted ona reel 4which 'isihungfor rotation on the door.

` The device illustrated -in Figs. 1 `and2 takes *the fform of la'fcabinet consisting of a box or tray Il lto lwhicl-i -is hingedly secured a door2. Thiscabitnet kmay be of any desired size and may be `placed AinI lposition -on any supporting surface, such "as the wall of a building. 11n the `shape illustrated "in'thedra'wings, it is `designed -to t between adjacent studs of a wall vand for thispurposemay conveniently beof a depth to lseat the `iiangeil thereof against the surface of the wall. The lower 'side plate `of the tray I is lshown perforated to receive a water 'pipe A forming part of the water circulating system of the structure 1on -orwithin `which the cabinet is mounted. A conventional `hose bib B is mounted in position onthe upper end of this pipe 4to receive the coupling C of a firehose D. l

To the inner surface of `the door, at or near Ithe bottomthereof, is suitably fastened a'rack35 having `a vbase projecting from the 'door and "a plurality of rods 5a, 5b, 5c rising from the base vthereof parallel with `and in such spaced relation to the surface of the door to form a `grating so lthat the re hose extending `from the hose A'bib `may 'be held 'snugly stored therein in `any convenient manner. Illustrative thereof, `I` `have shown the nozzle E of the hose held detachably secured in position within `aspring clip Aof the door, whereuponthe hoseis extended "over the lbase of the rack and horizontally stacked within the rack in .the manner that a lire hose 'is commonly (stacked. The inner end of the hoseyis then attachedto the hose bib andthe door closed. In case'ofan emergency, it is merely required to "open the door and to pull out the nozzle to withdraw the hose from `the rack. The door is, for thispurpose, shown fitted with a door pull 8.

"It `is an important feature of the Ainvention that the door, whether the cabinet 'is mounted o'na wall orwithin'a wall,` is rfree'to `swing open -vertically folded sequence.

through an arc of at least 180. This is essential in order to make it possible quickly to withdraw the hose in any direction. As stated, the cabinet may be of any size required to support and to make room for the size of fire hose to be stored. Where the cabinet is placed between ordinary wall studs and mounted flush with the surface of the wall, it isV understood that only a small size hose can be accommodated between the door and the hose bib. f

It is furthermore important to note that, wher the device is to be so mounted between ordinary wall studs, flush with the outer wall surface, the

door may be mounted on one of the studs and mercially acceptable method of stacking may be employed. It is, for example, common practice to maintain fire hoses suspended from racks in Such means of supporting a fire hose may also be employed in the Vpresent invention and Fig. 4 is added to suggest the manner in which the parts maybe vcombined to form a convenient arrangement. Ihe

`end of the rack.r The great advantage of this arrangement is that the door may be swung fully open against the supporting wall surface and the rack then maybe swung into the most convenient position for withdrawal of the hose upon detachi ment of the nozzle from its clip.

The structure of Fig. 5 differs from the foregoing in the manner in which the rack 30 is supported on the door 3 I. The door may remain unchanged except that it is fitted along the bottom thereof with a hinge 32 on which the rack is hung for outward swinging movement. The nozzle is held detachably secured within a spring clip 33. and the hose is folded within the rack in the manner above described. When the door is opened to detach the nozzle, it is found that the rack will be free to swing into fully open position to discharge the hose therefrom. In this construction, it may be found advantageous to lock the rack in closed position until the nozzle is withdrawn in order to prevent discharge of the hose when the door is opened merely for inspection or cleaning of the device. This may be done by mounting a resilient latch member 35 on a hinge 36 of the door. The member is grooved at 35 to form a seat to tightly receive therein the nozzle, the weight of which maintains the latch in engagement with the top of the rack. 'Ihe inner end of the latch member is at 31 shown downwardly extending to form a resilient finger 31 contacting the surface of the door. The tension of this nger is sufficient to lift the lip 38 of the member away from the rack when the nozzle has been withdrawn and so to release the rack for opening movement. y

In the device illustrated in Fig. 7.a rack 401s 4 hung on a stud 4| of the door for downward swinging movement thereon. When so constructed, it is seen that the hose will drop out of the rack during the downward movement thereof. It is merely required to draw the nozzle out of the clip 43 and the hose will become entirely disengaged from the rack. It is, however, necessary for the sake of simplicity, in Fig. 7 shown to conlsist of a sub-frame 44 which is seated for outward sliding movement in loops 45, 4B of the rack. This frame is `pulled outwardly a distance suicient to cause the prongs 41, 48 thereof tol clear the bottom rim 2*- of the door and so to release the rack for downward movement.

In all of the devices as above described, the door is shown hung for outward swinging movement on a vertically disposed hinge at one end of the door. It may, however, in some installations be found preferable to'mount the door on a horizontally extending hinge at vthe bottom thereof, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The hinge 5I extends along the bottom edge of the door 50 but the door and the cabinet may otherwise remain as describedfin connection with` Fig. 1 of the drawings. y The weight of the rack 53 and of the hose D, all being located within the cabinet and held suspended at one side of the hinge, tend to retain the door in closed position. It would for this reason ordinarily not be found necessary to provide additional door closing means. Should such means Vbe wanted, it is merely required to provide a device, such as a resilient latch member 55, at the `top of the door for engagement with a lug 56 of the cabinet. A handle v5l is added atthe top-of the door to facilitate opening movement thereof against the tension of the latch member.

While the type of rack hereinbefore described is found entirely satisfactory and convenient to use, it is possible to mount the fire hose in a reel hung on a stud projecting from the inner surface of the door. This combination is, in Fig. 9,

, shown to include a reel 60 which is mounted for rotation on a stud 6l horizontally projecting from the inner surface of the door 62. It is necessary in order to place the hose on this reel, firstto fold the hose at or near the middle thereof, then to feed the folded end of the hose on to vthe reel and to continue feeding the folded hose in the reel until the entire hose is placed thereon. The nozzle E is then secured in position within a clip 63 and the coupling C is mounted onV the bib B. The door and cabinet may otherwise remain as described in connection with Fig. 1. To remove the hose, it is merelyrequired to disengage the nozzle and to pull thereon to start rotation of the wheel, the weight of the unwound portion of the hose will induce continued rotation of the reel until the hose drops away from the reel.

In all the fire hose supports, of the type herein described, that have come to my attention, I have found that the hose is hung on racks positioned within a cabinet and that the door of the cabinet merely functions as a closing device for the cabinet. When it is considered that, in cases of nre, the one essential feature is speed and that the hose is free to'be drawn out into a. room or through a room in any direction it will be appreciated that mounting the hose on a door-which is free to swing fully open and even around acorner, when the hinge is placed on the-corner, yis

of great importance.

Iclaim:

1. A device for supporting a fire hose having a nozzle on the end thereof, said device including, a hingedly supported outwardly opening door, a rack consisting of a horizontal base rigidly mounted on the inner surface of the door and a bracket pivotallv mounted on the base and rising therefrom in parallel spaced relation to the door` for supporting the re hose, means for locking the bracket of said rack against outward swinging movement, said means comprising a resilient clip pivotally mounted on the door and engaging the bracket to retain the rack uninoved on the door, the clip being adapted to support the hose nozzle, the weight of the nozzle maintaining the clip in engagement with the bracket.

2. A device for supporting a fire hose having a nozzle at one end thereof, said device coinprising, a hingedly supported outwardly opening door, a rack consisting of a base inwardly projecting from the door and a bracket hingedly secured to the outer edge of said base and rising therefrom to provide between the bracket and the inner door surface space for supporting therein the fire hose, and a resilient latch pivotallf,y mounted on the door and movable against the force of resilience to engage the upper edge of the bracket to lock the bracket against opening movement on its hinge, the latch being shaped to form a seat for the hose nozzle, the weight of the hose maintaining the latch in engagement with the bracket.

3. A device for supporting a fire hose having a nozzle at one end thereof, said device comprising, a hingedly supported outwardly opening door, a rack consisting of a base horizontally projecting from the inner surface of the door and a bracket, said bracket including a, base portion hingedly secured to the outer edge of said rack base and a grating rising from the base portion thereof parallel with the door to provide between the bracket and the door a space for supporting therein the re hose, and a resilient latch meinber hingedly mounted on the door, said latch member being movable against the force exerted by its resilience to engage the bracket of the rack, the latch member being grooved to receive and to support the nozzle of the hose, the weight of the nozzle maintaining the latch member in engagement with the bracket.

4. A device for supporting a re hose between adgacent studs of a building, there being a hose bib between the studs, said device comprising a door hinged on one of said studs for outward swinging movement relative thereto, a hose supporting rack mounted for outward swinging movement on a horizontal pivot on the inner surface of the door, the rack being of a width to support the fire hose and to t into the space between the studs, and a resilient clip on the door adjacent the rack, said clip being shaped detachably to support the nozzle of the hose, the weight of the nozzle urging the clip into engagement with the rack to prevent outward swinging movement thereof.

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